Chapter Seventy-Five: Open-mindedness
Gao Qian fought bravely with the traitor with a sword in his hand, but the enemy was outnumbered, so he could only fight and retreat.
The matching sword had long been broken, and Gao Qian relied on a long knife he had snatched to lead everyone to be trapped in an attic, struggling to support it.
Seeing that he could not take it for a long time, Yuan Yan in the courtyard ordered his troops to stop the offensive and tried to persuade him to surrender again:
"Gao Qianyong! You were favored by Emperor Zhuang and raised the banner of righteousness to rebel against Erzhu, you are a loyal minister of the Great Wei, why are you repeating it now, and you are willing to be He Liuhun's slave! If it falls today, Lone will never hold you accountable for your previous sins. ”
Gao Qian's gaze swept over the faces of the house slaves one by one, they were all sons of the Bohai Gao family, they were sharp soldiers in the army, and they were loyal servants in the family.
Looking at the familiar faces, what Gao Qian was thinking about was the eldest son and three younger brothers who served under Gao Huan, and he responded ruthlessly:
"King Gao exterminated Erzhu and set up the Son of Heaven, which is why you have the current dignitary.
"And you have betrayed your gratitude and made the country fall into turmoil again for your own selfishness, and now you are reversing black and white and accusing me of being a repeated villain."
"It's useless to say more, even if I die today, when King Gao goes south, there will also be the Yuan clan to worship for me."
After that, Gao Qian glanced at Li Yuanzhong, Li Yuanzhong was also looking at him, and the two looked at each other and smiled.
The leader of the Gao Clan of the True Bohai Sea and the Sect Master of the Li Clan of Zhao County did not want the family to be stained, except for these traitors themselves, who really thought that they could succeed.
Yuan Yan was furious when he heard this, and hurriedly ordered his troops to storm the attic.
Gao Qian, who was determined to die, swung his knife and slashed, slashing several people in a row, leading everyone to kill the thieves again, he gasped, the long knife in his hand rolled up, and sweat soaked his clothes.
Seeing that there was no progress for a long time, Guangling Wang Yuanxin suggested:
"Gao Qian and others are high and defending, this has been a long-term attack without results, why don't we set fire to the building, if they don't surrender, they will definitely be buried in the fire."
"That's a good thing!"
Yuan Jian immediately ordered his subordinates to surround the attic, and then divided people to carry firewood to the firewood room.
The offensive stopped again, and before Gao Qian could recover his strength, he heard someone exclaim:
"They're going to set fire!"
Everyone scrambled to look at the railing, and sure enough, a group of people came with firewood.
Gao Qian was completely dead, and he said to the house slaves:
"You went downstairs and lowered the yuan, don't go with me to death."
Some of the domestic slaves were reluctant to leave, and some asked Gao Qian to go with them.
Gao Qian shook his head and refused:
"I can't come down."
Then he said to his wife and concubine:
"You either go or stay, I don't force it."
His wife, Cui, walked up to Gao Qian, snuggled up to him, and said with a smile:
"Let the concubine accompany her husband, the younger sisters have to live well, don't go to Huangquan to compete with me for favor again."
Gao Qian held Cui's hand tightly, his eyes were full of tenderness: to be able to snatch such a virtuous wife, even if it is worth being blamed.
The concubines bowed their heads and wiped their tears with handkerchiefs, but no one objected, they were in their prime and didn't want to be burned to death.
On the other side, after saying goodbye to his wife and concubine, Li Yuanzhong suddenly shouted at Gao Qian:
"Gao Sikong, what kind of mourning will King Gao posthumously give to you and me, will he be the same founding prince as me."
When Gao Qian heard this, he said proudly:
"If you can accept the founding father, then I should also be the king of the county."
Although he talked to Li Yuanzhong, he still held Cui's hand tightly.
Li Yuanzhong knew that after Gao Qian lost his position as a servant, he was always angry and deliberately squeezed out:
"Gao Sikong is not crazy, you are just a fictitious Sikong, but I am a servant with real power, if you want to chase the title of king, you can't get around me."
Even if he looked down on life and death, Gao Qian still couldn't let go: how could there be such a person in this world, the minister resigned because of Ding Wei, but he didn't keep him, how could he be so unparticular about his actions!
Cleaning up his mood, Gao Qian sneered:
"King Gao is from the Bohai Gao clan, and he will win the country in the future, and I should be the first in the Bohai Gao clan, although the Li clan of Zhaojun is famous, in comparison, it is a step worse after all. Li Shizhong had to think about how to explain to his ancestors why the Li clan of Zhaojun was one rank lower than the Bohai Gao clan. ”
Li Yuanzhong's face darkened, and he was very unconvinced:
"The Bohai Gao clan is just supported by King Gao, does Gao Sikong really think that the credit is more than mine?"
"Li Shizhong, don't forget that I went to the Xindu to welcome King Gao!"
"King Gao was persuaded by me to come to Hebei!"
"My third brother Gao Aocao cut off Er Zhuzhao's troops in Hanling, and he has made a great contribution!"
"I, the Li clan of Zhao County, also attacked and occupied Yinzhou for King Gao, so that the world can understand King Gao's determination to build righteousness!"
The two went toe-to-toe with each other, discussing each other's merits, and it was when they didn't give an inch, Gao Qian suddenly laughed:
"I also have my fourth brother Gao Jishi, who often accompanies the son, and the favor of my relatives has lasted for at least two generations."
Li Yuanzhong was speechless for a moment, he looked at Gao Qian's face, his heart was furious, and he instructed his family:
"If you can return to Hebei, find a widow in the clan on my behalf, and marry the son as a concubine."
Gao Qian scolded with a smile:
"Okay, you Li Yuanzhong, you actually acted like this."
"If you are not convinced, you can also find a concubine for the prince in the Bohai Gao family, but I am afraid that I will mess up the ethics and be ridiculed by the world."
"If I had known that Li Shizhong was an interesting person, I should have had more contact with you."
Gao Qian said regretfully.
Li Yuanzhong laughed out loud and said:
"Li is rich in five cars, uses books as a threshold, and learns with high talent, but I am afraid that I can't cross it."
Gao Qian was not angry, but said happily:
"You should tell Ao Cao about this, although I was ridiculous when I was young, I also read a lot of books, otherwise how could I turn into a civil servant."
There is a kind of open-mindedness between the words.
At this time, the house slave who was lying on the railing and watching, turned around and shouted:
"The thieves are starting to pile up firewood!"
Gao Qian let out a long sigh, and finally let go of Cui's hand, he changed a big knife from the hand of the house slave, and said to the concubine and the house slave:
"Let's go."
Gao Longzhi's wife and concubines and children were also going downstairs, but they were stopped by Gao Gan:
"I can't let you be captured by Yuan Yan and put the high servants in a dilemma, and I ask you to die with me."
Li Yuanzhong stood side by side with a knife with a knife, obviously having the same thoughts.
No matter how Gao Longzhi's family members cried and begged, the two of them were like iron and refused to take a step back.
Just as he was about to raise his knife to eliminate Gao Longzhi's worries, there was a shout of killing outside the attic, and when everyone was shocked, it seemed that they heard a woman shouting:
"The Jinyang army has arrived, you can't wait to descend quickly."
Immediately followed by Yuan Yan's angry voice:
"Don't be deceived by her, how can Gao Huan make a woman lead the army!"
The people in the pavilion ran to the railing to watch, and it was Erzhu Ying'e who led the three hundred guards to rush in.
"Reinforcements have arrived, everyone follow me out of the attic!"
Gao Qian shouted, his voice not hiding the excitement in his heart at all.